Measuring and reeling device



April 12, 1927 h E. D. SPOERRI MEASURING AND REEL'ING DEVICE FiledJuly1,'1926 2 54116 1 Patented Apr. 12, 1927.

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MEASiTRiNG AND Application filed July 1,

that they may "be moved upon the; reel 'to form a package, and will beautomatically 10 measured while'movingg (Dne of the eb'j'eets' o f theinvention is to peovide means for wise in 'connect-ion with "anyeuiteb'le i'eez mid'ing device, 7 w'vhereby "gables repes er the like ibe convenient- 15 'ly moved: and-reeled and lineal 'nneasureinentseen'venintl-y aseertainede I Whidil may be fidi'l vehinfily mpved fremoii e pert 'ef e building to another where 20 the above 'namedeitielesmay be stoi'edfe'ady "for measurement anc llfs'ale. Another object-inView is to rovide an 1 apparatus for *the'fptirposes described whichwill eonsist' -of few and sim le 'paits' so that 2 may be fconv'enientlyand economically.

*menufeeturedi c r ,1 3 The invention includes aseparable reel t0peiinit removal of thecable or other flexible strandafter it has beenreeledand measured, and includes a slidably mounted standard forsupporting the movablecable' and Tecording device and movable grippingmech- 'ani'sni for the movable-cable, so that measnieinents will becorrect.

be made, as found to be of advantage, said changes being determined bythe scope of the invention as -l'a'ir'n'ed. is

v ln the drawings Fig. 1 is .a side view of the device, thespacing-frame being emitted. Fig. 2' is view, partly in s'ecti n, showinside ef wbae'e bloek with a standard mount ed theieon. Fig. :3 shows thereverse side "dfjtlie'sfianderd to the view thereof shown in'Fig. 1.Fig. lis afplan view of the device,

the lipwafdlyprojecting arms of 'tl1e "sti?andholder end e eeingfrainebeing in seetien. Fi ieaii end'view'of the spacing ffame enid etiend holden Fig; 6 is e; eeceienlilview sprocket wheel 15 beingri'gidlyinonnted I 75 1 'paiatively short, radially 1 disposed a'r'ms 23to the disc 21, eachibein bwt at With the' foregoing" objects in viewand? others to be mentioned, the invention p"re v angulararms 28eachhaving aradially-disdrawi'ngs, it

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1926. Serial No. 119,858.

taken on line66 of Fig. 5, showing the parts between lines 6-6 and6"*6f.

Referring now to the drawings for alniore particular description, Iprovide aframe, preferably consisting of platform "10 to whiehis secureda p'air'of upright, 'p'alrallel sideesections 1 1', 'upen' 'the rearlpart eiieaid sections and transverselythere'o f beingo'urnalled ahorizontal shaft 12. 7 At 13 are in .dleate'd wheels for the platform topermit the .de viee 'to be conveniently moved VV-hile the shaft 1211123befot'ated by any *su'itable me'ans,l prefer the use of a spnoeket wheel14 which is rigidly lllblllltd en said shaft and "adapted to be rotatedby a'is'niall 1 sprocket wheel 15, aIsprocket chain 16 being t0 providedfor engaging said wheels, the

"on astllb shaft 17 adapted'to be i otet'ed'by crank 18.

' a I provide a: strand-holder 19 eeiieietiiig, in,

part, (if a {pair of discs 'QO an'd 211, these "be ing "dl SpOSG/dadjacent ='to eael othef and rigidly mounted 0n the shaft '12 o'litw giidly of the sideseet-ions; Nnnieralspw indicate arn ls which extendiadi'ztlly froin the 's'h'aft r and eresecured "to the disc-20. Theieniainin artoitheetrand-held'er eenei'e ts' eieeinapproximately a ightangle, midway be tween itsends, and 131"o'vidinga horizontal pait Y 24;which is secured" to 'ai'n'if22 6f the adjacent disc 20, and itfwill beundefstobd that the hoi'i'zoiijtal'pafts fi eper'ate 'asysupjioi ts' foi1 ceb1e'25fw hen WOLlIlthiihlO'IiQ '-N i1ine'1al 26* indicates a 'sjac'ing ii aiine (36nsi ning, in pare, a die e-2Tpi'evi'ded with e posedpa'rt 29 secured to "said 'disc, end a radially disposed part -30, thatpai t 31" of each arm '28 bet-weenits parts 29 and 80 being disposedhorizontally and projecting towardthestrand hdltler.

The hub of the disc 27 is preferably splined on the shaft 12 so that itlnay rotate" therewith and my be removed theref om or i. may =be,.edjusied lengitii'dinelly t heifeo f, and

the radially dispe ed end pe' tioneeo ofthe 7 arms 28 may be disposedbetween the horizontal parts 24 of the strand-bolder.

"As thus deeeiibedgtlie rank T8 be 1 used for meeting the etrand-liolder'end'epeei'ngireine for ;-1-eel iiig the eeble ,ep'en the 1wv horizontaloi eaidv'iiol der, end tiie the 12 so that the radially disposed parts22 and will be disposed near to each other or further apart, dependingupon the length of the cable or other strand to be measured; andthereafter the cable may be severed, and the spacing-frame may beremoved from the shaft to permit removal of the measured and reeledcable or strand.

Numeral 32 indicates a ratchet wheel which is mounted on the shaft 12and engaged by a pawl 33 to prevent any reverse rotation of said shaft,so that measurements may be correct.

Numeral 34 indicates a baseblock which is disposed approximatelyparallel with the shaft 12 and is mounted on the side-sections at thefront. of the strand-holder. At 35 is indicated a standard forsupporting cer' tain parts for measuring the cable, said parts includinga recording device, said standard being arranged to have slidingmovements on the block since it is provided at its sides withprojections (1 adapted to ongagebeneath the ridges I) which are providedfor said block.

A measuring-wheel 36 is provided and is disposed at one side of thestandard, said wheel being provided with a spindle 37 which isjournalled in the standard; and above the wheel 36 is disposed aperipherally grooved contact-wheel or pulley 38 preferably journalled ona wrist-pin 0 which is provided for the standard.

The measuring-wheel is preferably provided with a milled periphery forsuitable engagement withthe cable 25 which, during.

operation, is'moved upon the strand-holder by passing between thesewheels. The wheel or pulley 38 is pressed downwardly toward the wheel 36by means of a spring 39 sothat the cable will be firmly engaged, ahand.-

screw 40 being provided for adjusting the spring.

Numerals 41 indicate a pair of brackets or guides-which are mounted onthe standard nearopposed parts of the measuring-wheel, for controllingthe direction of movements of the cable.

Upon that side of the saandard opposite to the measuring-wheel andmounted on the spindle 37 is a ratchet-wheel 42 engaged by a pawl d toconfine the rotatable movement of the spindle to a single direction, andmounted on the end of the spindle is a cam 43. Mounted on the upper partof the standard is arecording device 44 for indicating the length of thecable which has passed the measuring-wheel, said recording device beingactuated by a link 45 which is connected with the cam.

In operation, the cable, rope or other flexible strand to be measuredand reeled, is moved between and is firmly engaged by the peripheries ofthe measuring-wheel 36 and pulley 38. The end of the cable is theninches,-that is to say, for each rotation of the spindle, the cable willmove'toward the reel a. distance of one foot, and the record ing devicewill be actuated accordingly for indicating the lineal measurement ofthe cable which passes said wheel.

The standard is provided with a handle 46 for use in sliding ittransversely of the frame so that the cable may be wound uniformly uponthe holder 19, the distance to which the standard is to be moved on theblock 34 depending upon the length of thecable to be reeled; and anoperator, while using the crank for reeling, may also adjust or move thestandard, on the base-block, rollers or balls 47 preferably'beingprovided between these parts so that the sliding movements of thestandard may be under convenient control.

I claim as my invention,-

1. In a measuring and reeling device for flexible strands, a frame, ahorizontal, rota-t able shaft j ournalledon the frame, a strandholderrotatable with the shaft for moving a strand and including radiallydisposed arms each provided between its ends with a horizontal part forsupporting the strand, a spacing-frame normally rotatable with the shaftand adapted to be adjusted longitudinally thereof andto be removedtherefrom and having radially disposed arms adapted to project outwardlyfrom between two ad-:

jacent horizontal parts of the StTaHCl-lIOltlGI, a standard on the firstnamed frame, a recording device on the standard, a spindle journalled inthe standard, a. measuringwheel on the spindle arranged to be rotatedallelwith the shaft and secured to the frame,

a standard mounted slidingly on the baseblock, a recording device on thestandard, a spindle journalled in the standard, a measuring-wheelmounted on the spindle strand, a cam on the spindle, and a.link

adapted to engage and to be rotated by the movable with the cam foractuating the recording device.

' 3. In a: measurin and reeling device for flexible strands, a frame, arotatable shaft disposedtransversely of and journalled on the frame, astrand-holder movable with the shaft for moving a strand, a base-blockdisposed transversely of the frame at the front of the strand-holder, astandard mounted on the base-block and adapted to be manually movedlongitudinally thereof, a recording device mounted on the standard, aspindle journalled in the standard, a measuring-wheel on the spindleadaptedto engage and be moved by the strand, a cam movable with thespindle, a link movable by the camfor actuating the recording'device,

an idler pulley journalled on the standard, and resilient means forpressing the idler pulley against said strand.

4. In'a measuring and reeling device for flexible strands, a frame. arotatable shaft journalled on the frame, a strand-holder movable Withthe shaft for moving a strand, a base-block stationarywith the frame, astandard slidingly mounted .on the base block, a recording device on thestandard, a spindle journalled in the standard, a measuring Wheelsecured to the spindle adapted to engage and to be rotated in onedirection by the movement of the strand, mechanism connected..with therecording device and movable with the spindle for actuating saidrecording device, means arrangedfor pressing the strand against themeasuring wheel, and means on the standard for reventing a reverserotation oft-the measuring wheel;

5. In a measuring and reeling device for flexible strands, a frame, ahorizontally disposed rotatable shaft in bearings, a strandholderrotatable with the shaft for moving a strand, said holder includingradially 'disposed arms each provided'between its endswith a horizontalpart for supporting the strand, a standard on the frame, a recording'device on the standard, a spindle in bearmgs, a measuring-wheel on thespindle arranged to be rotated by the strand, and

ing said recording device.

6. In a measuring and reeling device for flexible strands, a frameincluding a platform provided with wheels and a pairof side-sections, arevoluble shaft disposed i transversely of the side-sections andjournalled thereon, a strand-holder rotatable with the shaft for movinga strand, a baseblock disposed transversely of and mounted on theside-sections, a standard slidingly mounted on the base-block, arecording-device on the standard, a spindle journalled in the standard,a ineasuringwheel secured 'to the spindle and arranged to be rotated bythe strand, an idler wheel, a spring for pressing the idler wheel andstrand against the measuring-wheel, mechanism connected with therecording device and movable loy the spindle for actuating saidrecording device, and a pair of guides on the standard for controllingthe direction of movements of the strand. 1

7 In a measuringand reeling device for flexible strands, a frame, ashaft rotatable in one direction,a strand-holder rotatable with theshaft for moving a strand, a standard, a recording device, a spindle inbearings, a cam mounted' on the spindle, a measuring.-

wheel arranged to engage and to be rotated by thestrand and to rotatethe spindle'in one direction, mechanism connected with the recordingdevice andmovable by the cam for actuating said recording dev ce, meansto prevent a rotation of the shaft in a reverse direction, and means toprevent a rotation of the spindle in a reverse direction. In testimonywhereof, I have affixed my signature. v 1

EUGENE n sronnni.

